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American Jews and responsibility for Israel - opinion

When American Jews openly stand with the Jewish state, does that make them legitimate targets for blame over Israel’s policies?

|ByURI PILICHOWSKI
American Jews [Illustrative]
People march during a protest against US and Israel strikes against Iran, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in New York City, US, March 7, 2026.

Dozens arrested in NYC during protests against US support for Israel

Dozens were detained in NYC on Monday during protests against US arms sales to Israel. Among those arrested was Chelsea Manning, calling for an end to US military support for Israel.

|ByREUTERS
Anti-missile batterie fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 22, 2026.

US funding for Iron Dome air defense system no longer enjoying bipartisan support

Funding was relatively uncontroversial in the past, but some of the progressives now opposing Iron Dome funding are arguing that Israel does not need the assistance.

|ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
A still image released by US Central Command (CENTCOM), which accompanied a press release describing the operation dubbed "Epic Fury", an attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, shows a rocket launch from a ship, in this picture obtained from social media released on February 28, 2026.

Simcha Rothman: Why ‘aid to Israel’ is a myth - opinion

Call it what it functionally is: a US-Israel security exchange, a strategic defense partnership, or an allied capability investment.

|BySIMCHA ROTHMAN

US greenlit Qatar op. where Hamas leadership was targeted, Israeli officials tell 'Post'

Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post that the US knew about the attack beforehand and approved it. No comments were made by any US official.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A damaged building, following an Israeli attack on Hamas leaders, according to an Israeli official, in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025

IDF kills terrorist who held three female hostages, Katz says Houthi leadership is fleeing Sanaa

Netanyahu addresses IDF troop deployment • Military reveals only 240 haredi men draft to IDF • Hostage families urge Trump to seal Gaza deal • Rubio to visit Israel in two weeks

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.

Former Biden officials are speaking out about what happened behind the scenes on Israel-Hamas War

Former officials publicly disagree on the previous administration's diplomatic involvement in the Israel-Gaza war.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House, May 13, 2024 in Washington, DC

The gap year: A journey that strengthens Jewish identity - opinion

The gap year is a great investment for the participants. Yet the real beneficiary is the Jewish people.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByMICAH HALPERN
Darkaynu women at the Kotel

Jew vs. Jew rhetoric breaks hearts in bitter internal debate on Gaza war

UJA-Federation of New York’s $1m Gaza aid pledge sparks heated debate in Jewish circles, expanding deep rifts over war, values, and Jewish identity.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
A billboard in New York City’s Times Square displaying a video released earlier this month by Hamas of one of its Israeli hostages, Evyatar David.

Exporting to America: Effects of new US tariff on Israel - opinion

Trump's 15% US tariff on Israel is in violation of the free trade agreement between both countries.

AUGUST 13, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. Netanyahu should have reminded Trump about the long-standing free trade agreement between our two countries, says the writer.

'Fake news': PMO denies reports of Trump, Netanyahu fight over Gaza hunger claims

The call was described by NBC sources as “a direct, mostly one-way conversation about the status of humanitarian aid” in which Trump “was doing most of the talking.”

AUGUST 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after Trump's address at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem

Bernie Sanders openly attacks AIPAC, calls for boycott from Democrats

Senator Sanders asked all Democrats to stop their relationship with AIPAC, calling them "the organization that helped deliver the presidency to Donald Trump."

JULY 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Bernie Sanders speaks during an event at NHTI Concord Community College in Concord, New Hampshire, US. October 22, 2024.

Will US back Israeli preemptive actions? - opinion

Will the US support Israel’s new post-October 7 doctrine of preemption and deterrence, or will Washington revert to urging Israeli restraint once ceasefires are established?

JULY 1, 2025ByERIC R. MANDEL
ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR to the US Yechiel Leiter departs after a visit to the US Capitol last week. If Washington signals restraint or pressures Jerusalem to temper its response to provocations, Iran will interpret it as a green light to escalate, the writer warns.

American meddling in Israel didn’t start with Trump - analysis

What made Trump’s actions audacious was not the interference itself but how he did it — openly, unapologetically, with a veiled threat that US military aid might be at stake.

JUNE 30, 2025ByHERB KEINON
US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.